Drawer stop

ABSTRACT

In combination with a drawer having a rear wall recessed to provide a rear abutment, a flexible plastic stop member has a lower portion anchored to the rear wall below its top and has a stop portion extending above the rear wall for engagement with a frame member at the forward end of the drawer opening, the stop member having a rearwardly extending brace fitting within the recess and engaging the abutment at the rear of the recess.

United States Patent Black 1 Feb. 1, 1972 [54] DRAWER STOP 2,280,6554/1942 Madsen ..16/82 X 3,471,112 10/1969 MacDonald ....248/239 (72]Inventor. Colon C. Black, Muskegon, MlCh. 2826'474 3/1958 Haydn HMHz/348 173] Assignec: E. 11. Sheldon and Company, Muskegon, 3,289,87712/1966 Wolf ..16/150 X Mich. [22] Filed: June 22 1970 PrimaryExaminer-James T. McCall Attorney-Dawson, Tllton, Fallon & Lungmus 211App1.No.: 47,965

[57] ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl 312/343, 16/82 In combination with a drawerhaving a realwal] recessed to [51 1 f CL A e "A47b 95/00 provide a rearabutment, a flexible plastic stop member has a [58] meld Search"312/348? l6/82' 86 lower portion anchored to the rear wall below itstop and has a 16/86 A stop portion extending above the rear wall forengagement 56 R i C d with a frame member at the forward end of thedrawer open- 1 1 e erences ing, the stop member having a rearwardlyextending brace UNITED STATES PATENTS fitting within the recess andengaging the abutment at the rear of the recess. 3,138,416 6/1964Abramovich .312/348 2,980,485 4/1961 Gallo, Jr. ..312/348 4 Claims, 7Drawing Figures PATENTED FEB 1 I97? I N VE NTOR ColonCBlock BY @awwmejm741% DRAWER STOP BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Drawers have been equipped withflexible straps serving as stop members. the straps having an upwardlyextending portion for engagement with a beam at the forward end of thedesk opening or recess and the strap having also a rearwardly extendingbrace portion extending above or resting on the rear wall of the drawer.Unfortunately, repeated contacts of the stop member with the front beamof the desk recess tend to break the brace and the stop structure has tobe required and replaced frequently.

l have discovered that by rabbeting the rear wall of the drawer toprovide a recess therein for receiving the rearwardly extending brace,the foregoing difficulty is overcome and the stop device may be usedrepeatedly without damage to the structure. In the operation, therearwardly extending brace, which is preferably integral with the stopmember, fits within the top recess and is buttressed by contact with thesides about the recess so that the blows received by the stop riser aretaken without damage to the stop member.

DRAWING In the accompanying drawing,

FIG. I is a perspective view of a drawer stop, the view being taken fromthe front side of the structure;

FIG. 2, a view similar to FIG. 1 but taken from the rear of thestructure;

FIG. 3, a perspective view ofa drawer equipped with a stop member;

FIG. 4. a broken perspective view of a portion of the rear wall greatlyenlarged and provided with a recess;

FIG. 5, a view similar to FIG. 4 but showing the drawer stop in positionupon the rear wall of the drawer;

FIG. 6, a broken vertical sectional view showing the stop member inengagement with a front beam or frame member of the desk where it servesto stop the outward movement of the drawer; and

FIG. 7. a view similar to FIG. 6 but showing the stop member bentdownwardly to permit release of the drawer from the desk opening.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the illustration given, 10 designates a drawerprovided at its rear with a recess ll open at its forward side butproviding .i rear abutment 12. The drawer is constructed for slidingmovement within a desk or other structure provided at the forward endwith a beam 13 or other frame member.

The flexible drawer stop 14, as shown best in FIGS. I and 2 may beformed of a flexible strap body preferably provided with a recessedhinge area 15 and also provided with screw openings I6 and 17 for theattachment of the strap to the rear wall 18 of the drawer [0. As shownbest in FIG. 4. screws I9 and 20 are passed through openings 16 and I7to anchor the lower portion of the strap lying below the hinge 15 to therear wall of the drawer. Above the wall 18 extends a stop portion 2tadapted to engage the desk outlet beam 13 to stop the drawer. as shownin FIG. 6. Preferably formed integrally with the member 14 is aforwardly extending flange 22 which may be engaged for flexing themember 14 downwardly to the release position shown in FIG. 7.

To reinforce the stop potion 2] and sustain it against breakage byreason of repeated contact with the crossbeam 13, I provide a rearwardlyextending brace member 23 which fits snugly within the recess 11 of therear wall 18 so that the rear edge of the brace 23 engages the rear wallor abutment 12 when the parts are in the contacting position shown inFIG. 6. The brace member 23 may be reinforced with the triangular member24 so that the blow received by the vertical portion 21 is transmitteddirectly to the brace portion 23 in contact with the sidewalls and rearwall about the recess 1 I.

The foregoing structure enables one to use a plastic body or otherflexible material having sufficient rigidity to serve as a stop for thedrawer, while at the same time breakage of the stop is avoided by therabbeting of the rear wall to provide the abutment 12 engaged by thebrace 23. The structure is sufficiently flexible to permit manipulationas shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 while at the same time accepting andsustaining severe stress without breakage in the contact position shownin FIG. 6.

While in the foregoing specification l have shown a specific structurein considerable detail for the purpose of illustrating an embodiment ofthe invention, it will be understood that such details may be variedwidely by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

I claim:

I. In combination with a drawer adapted to slide within a drawer openingand having a rear wall provided with a recess open at the front thereofto provide a rear wall abutment, a flexible stop member having a lowerportion anchored to said drawer rear wall below the top thereof andhaving a stop portion extending above said rear wall and a lowerrearwardly ex tending brace fitting freely within said recess formovement into and away from said recess and engaging the abutment at therear of said recess, said stop member being provided also with aforwardly extending flange below said stop portion.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which said brace is integral with saidstop member.

3. The structure of claim 1 in which said stop member is formed ofplastic and is provided with an inclined web connecting said brace andsaid upwardly extending stop portion and urging said brace toward saidrecess.

4. The structure of claim I in which said flexible stop member isprovided with a transverse narrowed section below said forwardlyextending flange to provide a hinge.

1. In combination with a drawer adapted to slide within a drawer openingand having a rear wall provided with a recess open at the front thereofto provide a rear wall abutment, a flexible stop member having a lowerportion anchored to said drawer rear wall below the top thereof andhaving a stop portion extending above said rear wall and a lowerrearwardly extending brace fitting freely within said recess formovement into and away from said recess and engaging the abutment at therear of said recess, said stop member being provided also with aforwardly extending flange below said stop portion.
 2. The structure ofclaim 1 in which said brace is integral with said stop member.
 3. Thestructure of claim 1 in which said stop member is formed of plastic andis provided with an inclined web connecting said brace and said upwardlyextending stop portion and urging said brace toward said recess.
 4. Thestructure of claim 1 in which said flexible stop member is provided witha transverse narrowed section below said forwardly extending flange toprovide a hinge.